Woman and child fighting for their lives after school bus crash

A young boy and a woman have suffered ‘life-threatening injuries’ after crashing head-first into a double-decker bus in Cornwall.

The boy and woman, in her 30s, were driving a Vauxhall Astra when they collided with a school bus at around 8:40am on the B3296 Meaver Road in Mullion.

Police have informed their next of kin.

Four school children who were onboard the bus were treated for minor injuries.

Sgt Phil Brown, of the Devon and Cornwall Police serious collision team, told the BBC: ‘We owe the people involved in this collision a full and frank investigation to find out the circumstances.’ 

The school bus was carrying pupils from secondary school Mullion School, which is part of the Truro and Penwith Academy Trust.

The trust said: ‘We can confirm some students had relatively minor injuries that were treated quickly by first responders.

‘The initial response was exceptionally well-supported by the emergency services, and our students are receiving ongoing support from school staff who moved to assist with the scene.’

Forensic and drone teams have been called in to piece together what has been described as a ‘complex’ crash.

Inspector Tony Hannaford, from the roads policing team, said incidents involving children were often ‘more challenging and distressing to deal with’ and officers were in contact with the school to ensure those involved were ‘looked after’.

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